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Oh Hugo! Why so Angry? Chavez Claims Columbian Troops Picnicked Without Permission.

Aren’t Sundays supposed to be a day of rest? A day to reflect on the week gone and the week to come? How can a man so loved, so full of gusto and confidence, so sure of his destiny … wake up on a bright sunny Sunday morning and be so negative? /sarcasm.
AFP reported yesterday [...]

More Reasons to Distrust China – The Cyber Cold War [Part II]

[Follow up to blog post, "China's 21st Century War to Destroy the U.S. | Wake up! We Are Losing!"]
Something is very wrong. The number of press stories / pentagon reports / think-tank assessments and arbitrary Joe Geek office cube conversations revolving around Chinese Hackers continues to escalate and very little notice (publicly) appears to be [...]

U.S. Human Rights Report on Russia | a Laundry List of Murder and the Suppression of Truth

This week the U.S. Department of State released the annual Human Rights Report. The Russian chapter is a scary read, especially if you are a journalist – an advocate of free press.
In a 40,000+ word report – 47 separate reports of journalist intimidation, state-pressed agendas, suppression of the press, and downright murder suggest Russia is [...]

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